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Comportamiento alimentario en inmigrantes, aportes desde la evidencia / Food behavior in immigrants, contributions from the evidence
Hun, Nelson; Urzúa, Alfonso.
  • Hun, Nelson; Universidad Católica del Norte. Escuela de Psicología. CL
  • Urzúa, Alfonso; Universidad Católica del Norte. Escuela de Psicología. CL
Rev. chil. nutr ; 46(2): 190-196, abr. 2019.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-1003693
RESUMEN
RESUMEN El objetivo de esta revisión fue describir la evidencia existente respecto del comportamiento alimentario y dieta en inmigrantes, sus características y las dimensiones consideradas para su estudio. Debido al aumento progresivo de la migración de latinoamericanos hacia Chile durante las últimas décadas y la escasa evidencia acerca del posible impacto que genera este nuevo contexto cultural en sus hábitos alimentarios, estado nutricional y salud en general. Se ha reportado que el proceso de migración tiende a provocar un impacto negativo en la salud de los inmigrantes asociados a un mayor riesgo de enfermedades cardiovasculares, diabetes mellitus, malnutrición por exceso y a una peor calidad de vida relacionadas a un mayor grado de asimilación y a conductas alimentarias poco saludables como el consumo de alimentos altamente procesados ricos en grasa y azúcares, mayor frecuencia de comida fuera del hogar y aumento de colaciones dulces. Sin embargo, existen diferencias por sexo, edad, país de origen, nivel socioeconómico, composición del barrio, y tiempo de residencia por lo que resulta necesario generar evidencia del contexto chileno que permita caracterizar el comportamiento alimentario y la dieta de los inmigrantes para diseñar medidas sanitarias culturalmente competentes que favorezcan su salud y calidad de vida.
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT The objective of this review was to describe the existing evidence regarding the dietary behavior and diet of immigrants, their characteristics and the dimensions considered for their study due to the progressive increase in the migration of Latin Americans to Chile during the last decades and the scarce evidence about the possible impact generated by this new cultural context in eating habits, nutritional status and health in general. It has been reported that the migration process tends to have a negative impact on the health of immigrants associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, malnutrition due to excess and a lower quality of life related to a greater degree of assimilation and unhealthy behaviors such as the consumption of highly processed foods rich in fat and sugars, greater frequency of eating out and increased sweet snacks. However, there are differences by sex, age, country of origin, socioeconomic level, neighborhood composition and residence time so it is necessary to produce evidence from the Chilean context that allows for the characterization of food behavior and diet of immigrants to design culturally competent measures that favor health and quality of life.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Quality of Life / Hyperphagia / Nutritional Status / Emigrants and Immigrants / Feeding Behavior / Acculturation Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Chile Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. chil. nutr Journal subject: Nutritional Sciences Year: 2019 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad Católica del Norte/CL

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Quality of Life / Hyperphagia / Nutritional Status / Emigrants and Immigrants / Feeding Behavior / Acculturation Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Chile Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. chil. nutr Journal subject: Nutritional Sciences Year: 2019 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad Católica del Norte/CL